Well ESPN uses BR and BR is bad when it comes to WAR so it would have to be FG.
The no hitter is a great accomplishment sure. The WHIP, sure, he led by .09. The importance to Detroit, sure but they also had the 4th best offense pitching against a division with the 10th, 16th, 18th and 25th offense with four pitcher friendly parks. Compare him to CC with the 2nd best offense and pitching against a division with the 1st, 6th, 14th and 15th offense with four hitter friendly parks. CC was just as important to the Yankees, especially when you compare the staffs. Then you dig into it and see that HR/9 is .64 to .86 for CC, CC somehow managed with a .318 BAPIP while JV had an extremely below average .236 BAPIP, better GB%, better FIP and xFIP. Cy Young, sure, JV deserved to win that. MVP? No chance.
I only bring up '12 because it was similar or even better that his '11 season but one mentions anything because there was a Triple Crown winner.
The no hitter is a great accomplishment sure. The WHIP, sure, he led by .09. The importance to Detroit, sure but they also had the 4th best offense pitching against a division with the 10th, 16th, 18th and 25th offense with four pitcher friendly parks. Compare him to CC with the 2nd best offense and pitching against a division with the 1st, 6th, 14th and 15th offense with four hitter friendly parks. CC was just as important to the Yankees, especially when you compare the staffs. Then you dig into it and see that HR/9 is .64 to .86 for CC, CC somehow managed with a .318 BAPIP while JV had an extremely below average .236 BAPIP, better GB%, better FIP and xFIP. Cy Young, sure, JV deserved to win that. MVP? No chance.
I only bring up '12 because it was similar or even better that his '11 season but one mentions anything because there was a Triple Crown winner.